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Prospect of Non Woven Textile in BD
Prospect of Non Woven Textile in BD
Abstract Keywords
1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Definition Of non woven
4. Present Scenario in woven industries in Bangladesh
5. Challenges in nonwoven Industry in Bangladesh
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusion
References
Abstract:
If we take a closer look around us right now; somewhere near, there is nonwoven material.
May be the tea bag in our mug, the lampshade on our table, the interlining in our suit, the
diaper worn by a baby, the bag we use to carry our daily goods and so on.
Nonwovens are innovative, versatile, high technology fabrics directly produced from fibers to
exhibit specific properties like higher absorbency, breathability, strength, retard flames,
biodegradability, light weight, durability, disposability etc. Nonwoven is the fabric of the future
and used across a wide range of applications and products.
The nonwoven industry has maintained an almost unbroken period of growth
over the past 40 years and has become a key constituent of the man-made
fiber market. European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA), the
international association is serving the nonwovens and related industries to
identify the trends that will shape this industry’s future.
EDANA’s most recent summary of its annual statistic shows that, the overall
production of nonwovens in Greater Europe grew by 3.3% in volume in 2016 to
reach 2,395,098 tons despite an uncertain economic climate. EDANA has also
previously estimated that the production of nonwovens in Greater Europe
represents approximately 25% of the worldwide market in 2014
The global nonwovens market will grow to be worth $50.8 billion in 2020, up
from a value of $37.4 billion in 2015 according to the latest exclusive research
from Smithers Pira. Data shows that global consumption in 2015 was 9.0 million
tons and this will increase at annual rate of 6.2% and 7.2% respectively over
the next few years with consumption scheduled to reach 12.1 million tons 2020.
Prospect for Bangladesh
Globalization will accelerate over the next decade, and global economic power
will likely to shift eastward. Europe, Japan, and the United States will
experience a relatively slow growth, while Asian economies grow faster. Besides
the global markets, low and middle-income countries are becoming the world’s
largest consumer markets, the demand will likely to increase for all nonwoven
products. One can expect a boom in construction nonwovens, as well as further
growth of low-impact consumer and hygiene products.
Currently, Bangladesh is rising as a significant player in nonwoven industry as it
is being considered that the market is offering huge opportunities, which is a
welcome sign for the nonwoven industry in Bangladesh. But against this large
demand, there are only a few manufacturers who are producing nonwoven
products. Hence, this large market is controlled by the few number of countries.
In that case, Bangladesh has large opportunity to capture this huge market by
establishing a significant number of nonwoven fabric industries in Bangladesh.
As we have goodwill in ready-made garments and overall textile sectors, we can
easily create a market for nonwoven products.
Nonwoven is the sunrise segment of the global textile industry with higher profit
margin than other textile products. So it is necessary to build up nonwoven
industry for producing nonwoven products not only for fulfilling the demand in
global market but also for our local market. Because in recent years, nonwoven
fabric is imported from several countries, this is causing a lot of foreign
currency losses.
A statistic shows that, by the year 2011-12, Bangladesh has imported
nonwoven which costs US$ 170.60 million and in the year 2012-13 it has
increased to US$ 188.98 million. If we able to establish sustainable nonwoven
manufacturing industry in Bangladesh, we can save this foreign currency as well
as make our country economically strong. This will also open many new
possibilities and chances for our country as well as new employment for our
people.